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- How To Get Fish Oil In New World
- How To Fish In New World
- Best Fishing Spots In The Early Game
- Different Fishing Rods And How To Catch More Fish
Fish Oil and Fishing are parts of New World that you will come across as you play through the main quest. New World is the brand new MMO from Amazon Games, which left Closed Beta at the beginning of August. Before the game's release, we're putting together a number of guides to help new players get started.
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You will need Fish Oil to complete an early quest in the game, and it's not obvious how you get it. Don't worry. It's very simple. You just need to go fishing.
How To Get Fish Oil In New World
Getting Fish Oil is simple. You just need to catch fish. Once you have the Fish in your inventory, Salvage the Fish, and you'll have a chance to collect both Fish Oil and Fish Filet. Every type of fish can produce Fish Oil and Fish Filet.
However, to harvest these resources, you will need to know how to fish.
How To Fish In New World
Fishing in the early game is very simple. You just need to craft a basic Wooden Fishing Rod – with wood at a campfire – and to find a place where you can fish.
Fishing spots are marked on your map with one to three stars. They are discovered when you enter a new area or walk nearby. You will have to do a bit of exploration to find the different spots in the game.
Best Fishing Spots In The Early Game
One of the easiest spots to fish in the early game is located just east of Windsward, towards Primrose. It's close to where you will be picking up quests and town board missions and involves a lot less walking.
However, if you want a bit of variety, First Light has multiple fishing spots of both Broad (one-star) and Rare (two-star) levels for different types of fish. Here are the spots marked below on a map, thanks to mapgenie.io for the interactive New World map.
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Different Fishing Rods And How To Catch More Fish
There are a variety of different fishing rods in New World. Here's a rundown of the different tiers and gear scores of the rods. We haven't included the first wooden pole, as this is very easy to come by.
| Fishing Poles | Tier | How To Craft |
| Treated Wooden Fishing Pole | Two | 3 x Linen 2 x Coarse Leather 12 x Timber |
| Aged Wood Fishing Pole | Three | 2 x Linen 2 x Coarse Leather 13 x Lumber |
| Wyrdwood Fishing Pole | Four | 2 x Linen 3 x Coarse Leather 14 x Wyrdwood Planks |
| Lost Fishing Pole | Five | Dropped by Smoothbore Samuel (level 60) |
| Ancient Fishing Pole | Five | Dropped by Kisare The Taskmaster (level 32) |
| Angry Earth Fishing Pole | Five | Dropped by Parthenocissus (level 46) |
| Corrupted Fishing Pole | Five | Foreman Robertson (level 42) |
| Legendary Azoth Fishing Pole | Five (Perks – Freshwater Colossus 3) | Legendary Pole Reward Box |
| Legendary Tech Fishing Pole | Five (Perks – Freshwaters Brawn 2) | Legendary Pole Reward Box |
| Legendary Strength Fishing Pole | Five (Perks – Freshwaters Brawn 2) | Legendary Pole Reward Box |
| Ironwood Fishing Pole | Five | Rewarded for the Treasures of the Deep Quest |
All information about the different fishing rods is subject to change with the game's full release, although you can see how deep the mechanics go, with a variety of different rods available. All the above stats were gathered from our own research and data collated online during the closed beta.